Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-10-22
SUING ANIMALS.
4 Hog That Was Tried in Open Court for
Killing Child.

4 Hog That Was Tried in Open Court fer
Killing Child.
The Grst case of animal suing We
know any thing about was when the
Bishop of Leon issued his injunction
against The caterpillars and fell mice.
An injunction, you know, means an
order from court MOI to do certain
thing The mice and caterpillars had
been eating up their crops and the
county sued them an won the suit
hence the injunction that they should
stop. Whether they did OF not Is not
recorded. In criminal clses the mode
of trial was very much the Same that
prevails to-day. The animal that
committed crime was arrested AMI
put in prison. The procurer. as he
was called then, or prosecuting at
torney, heard and committed to writ
ing all the testimony in the case, and
if the animal was convicted by him
of homicide, say, the Judge pro-
nounccl the sentence, which was
that the animal be hung by the neck
or legs, according to the nature of the
animal, until he was deal.
An example OF seltsnc. is found
in the "Annuaire du Department de
l'Aisne," which was pronounced on q
hog JIne IA, 149l, for strangling .
child. 1t concludes thus: 1--WE, in de.
testation and horror of this crime. and
in order to make an example and sat-
isfy jus ice, have declared, judged,
sentenced, pronounced and appointed
that the said hog being detained q
| prisoner and confined in said abbey,
shall be by III, exccutioner hung and
strangled on q gibbet near the gallows
in the jurisdiction of the said monks,
being near the copyholl Of Avin. In
witness of which we have sealed this
present with our seal" The sentence
was labeled: Sentence on hog exc.
sHtsa by jus ice, INFO the copyhold OF
Cl:rn ont, and stranglcd on q gibbet at
Avn" l was sealed with red wax /.
a. T. Nail and EGDress.
--"Thero is more pleasure Ill giving
than receiving" was the psoyerb that
a mother was trying to instil into a
youthful mind. THAT'S true about
castor OIL mother" was the answer
she got = Golden Days.
"A Chicago youth arose in his
sleep and walked all over the steep
roof of a bu ding without a mishap.
He said he dreamed he was playing
ball. and that the ball was knocked
over high fence. Detroit Free Press.
| Isn't f ,glish good enoughP-
II there's any thing worse than hair
In the butter to make man swear,
| It's the fearful French cachle,
Which no fellow can tackle.
That is slung in d swell bill Of fare.
--Hotel Maiy.
"A possible tenant inspeets n cot.
tage to rent, and inquiries about the
quality of the air. 1.-The air!' erie.
the landlord, 'the air is wonderful.
One becomes centenarian quicker
here than anywhere else. "-F renck
Fun.
--Visitor--' b. yol Ms. Doliver?'
Lady of the house--'1 be!' V sitor :
''Waal, what's left of your husban' s
layin' down back o. III rail-fenca.
Didn't know but what you might usc
him to sift -four through. They's beor
feud, marm!"--Pucb.
do you admire paintingP" she
asked of Billy Blivca as they were
walking along together mo, y reptile;
Billy. Il can't say that | 10, but if {
woman is SO confoundedly ugly she
can't get along without it, of course
I'd advise her to SO ahead. "--1ier
clL0'1 Trdreler.